A ROMAN AGATE CAMEO
A ROMAN AGATE CAMEO

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN AGATE CAMEO
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The oval stone in two layers, white on gray, sculpted in high relief with a facing head of Medusa, wings emerging from her center-parted hair; mounted as a pendant in a modern Roman-style gold setting
11/16 in. (1.7 cm.) long
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1968.

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